Miranda Maverick has issued a warning to Tracy Cortez ahead of their upcoming fight.
Maverick and Cortez will trade leather in a flyweight matchup on Dec. 14 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida at UFC on ESPN 63, which also marks the promotion’s return to the city for the first time since 2019. The matchup was first announced by Maverick and confirmed by multiple outlets.
While announcing the fight, Maverick also issued her opponent a warning about fake eyelashes. Cortez is coming off a unanimous decision loss against former strawweight champ Rose Namajunas at UFC Denver this past July. The fight also saw Namajunas send one of Cortez’s fake eyelashes flying with a punch, a moment which was meme fodder for weeks after the bout. On Tuesday, Maverick cautioned her opponent against putting on fake eyelashes at UFC Tampa.
“[Rose Namajunas] got it last time; now it’s my turn,” Maverick wrote on Instagram. “I have a long time until the fight which means I have a long time to keep getting better. I suggest she leaves her eyelashes at home.”
Maverick will take a three-fight winning streak into the matchup. Meanwhile, Cortez will look to bounce back from the loss against Namajunas, which was her first defeat since her pro debut in 2017.
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